THE ISSUES OF EDUCATION ¹ 1 ( 1 ) 2015
AMIN SAID
Nazarbayev Intellectual school of Physics and Mathematics in Semey Subject : Computer Science UK National 15 years experience
Мақала білім беру үрдісінің маңызы мен сапалы білім беру мәселелеріне арналған . Автор оқушылардың өз бетімен жұмыс жасауына әрі шығармашылық танытуларына көбірек мүмкіндіктер беру қажеттігі туралы сөз қозғайды . Сонымен қатар оқушылардың білімін бағалау сынақтарын өткізу мәселелері қарастырылған .
Данная статья затрагивает тему о значении образования и проблеме того , что большинство людей не получают достаточных знаний . Автор говорит о необходимости предоставления свободы и возможности студентам быть творческими и самостоятельными . Также затрагивается тема итоговых экзаменов и их оценивания .
The article deals with a significance of education and an issue that most people do not get enough knowledge . The Author says about necessity giving freedom and opportunity for students to be creative . Also , there is taken subject of testing and assessment .
WE DON ' T NEED NO EDUCATION
I first started teaching 15 years ago in the United Kingdom - during that time I always struggled to answer the question ' Why did you become a teacher ?' I would often mention the holidays … not a truly satisfactory answer . Well , I can now finally answer the question after spending a year outside of the UK teaching in Kazakhstan .
Although the song was written over 30 years ago - it highlights today an attitude that is prevalent with young people in the UK and other developed countries . The education establishment have created a generation of young people who failed to benefit from their time in school . Figures published by the Department of Education in the UK show the extend of the issue .
Being a teacher is one of the most rewarding occupations that you could have . You don ' t get the chance in many jobs to discuss ideas , challenge misconceptions and to try and inspire young minds . With all of the problems in the world - the classroom is an extremely important place in which tolerance , respect and understanding needs to be completely understood by the next eneration .
Education is never static it is always changing and evolving . As an international teacher with experiences of different educational systems I am a great believer in sharing good practice and strategies with my colleagues . The old expression of ' don ' t reinvent the wheel ' should always be promoted amongst educators .
It is for this reason that I was persuaded to share my thoughts on education .
The title of this article would hopefully get your attention - some might think that it ' s a strange title . Well before discussing it further and to avoid the accusation of plagiarism , The title is taken from song written in 1979 by Pink Floyd . The song continues : We don`t need no education , we don`t need no thought control , no dark sarcasms in the classrooms .
In 2014 , 954,000 people aged 16-24 were regarded as NEET ' s ( Not in Education , Employment and Training ) 13.1 % of people in this age group , to put these figures into context the OECD average is 16.1 %
Policy makers and Governments will no doubt be planning on various strategies to address these issues . But for those young people already failed by the education system then the future looks bleak .
In any case there are lessons to be learnt and mistakes should certainly not be repeated . Without getting involved with the dogma of politics and various failed policies .
Teachers need to be empowered and given the opportunity to be flexible with the curriculum . Teachers are at their best when they are given the freedom and opportunity to be creative . Testing and assessment is important but should not be the only measure of quality . A rigid and balanced curriculum should be developed to spark the interest of young people . The curriculum should not be designed to act as a stranglehold to prevent creativity and imagination . Failure to change will result in students becoming disinterested and disaffected with education - The next generation of NEET ' s with the song playing in the background ' We Don ' t Need No Education '
REFERENCE 1 . 2014 Number of Young People not in Education , Employment or Training . ( NEET ) 2 . MIRZA-DAVIES , J . ( 2014 ) House of Commons Library . London 3 . http :// www . parliament . uk / briefing-papers / SN06705 . pdf
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